Embossing register



March 20, 1962 B. c. ROUNDS 3,026,127

EMBOSSING REGISTER Filed Nov. 16, 1959 a i INVENTOR aewz c. gay/v05 ATTORNEY 3,02%,1227 Patented Mar. 29, 1%52 tine 3,026,127 EMBGSSING REGISTER Bruce C. Rounds, 5326 Blackburg Road, Springfield, V a. Filed Nov. 16, 1959, Ser. No. 853,163 2 Qiaims. (Cl. 283-1) The present invention relates to a register, particularly a hotel register of the type wherein a matchbook or personal use article may be concealably supported for personal embossing by a hotel guest at the time of registratron.

Pressure-sensitive, precious-metal coated, carbonaceous and like papers are widely used for embossing leather and personal use articles. Accounting and like arts teach the employment of a base upon which a plurality of papers, embodying pressure-sensitive transfer portions, may be superimposed for simultaneous registration or entry upon all papers. US. Patent No. 2,851,284 for Wallet Construction is typical of the art wherein a pressuresensitive strip of paper abuts a transparent window in a Wallet and transfers to the transparent window the personalized signature of the Wallet bearer. US. Patent No. 1,801,909 for Record Keeping Appliance is typical of the art wherein a base is employed to support a plurality of accounting papers having sensitized portions or between which carbon paper is inserted. The base of this record keeping appliance has recess 8 for facilitating only the removal of accounting papers from the base.

The present invention is distinguished from the art in that the register embodies a medially conformed support recess for concealable support of an article to be embossed at the time of registration. Also, according to the invention a paper or like registration slip, defining areas for entry of registrants biographic data, is removably supported upon the register so as to overlie the article to be embossed. A11 underside portion of the registration slip abutting the article to be embossed is sensitized so that at the time of signing the registration slip, the registrants signature is embossed upon a matchbook or like personal use article, concealably supported in the register. Since the article to be embossed is concealed beneath the registration means, the registrant need not be aware of the embossing until such time as the hotel or like registrar wishes'to present him with his personalized gift, for example at the time of entry into his room or at the time of his checking out.

Accordingly, it is an object of invention to provide in a -register means for concealably supporting and embossing a personal use article.

Another object of invention is to provide concealable matchbook support means in a hotel register.

Yet additional objects of invention will become apparent from the ensuing specification and attached drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective of the instant hotel register showing the registration slip removably supported upon a truncated base so as to overlie a matchbook concealably supported in the base;

FIG. 2 is a similar perspective view of the register with the registration slip and matchbook removed so as to show the various matchbook support ledges;

FIG. 3 is a perspective of a closed matchbook removed from the register and embossed by the guests signing of the register as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a modified (open) matchbook cover, wherein the embossing means comprise a pressure-sensitive tape removably attached to the matchbook cover front; and

7 FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective showing the registration slip and its embossing portion 22 in state of removal from the embossed matchbook cover.

In FIG; 1 hotel register 10 is illustrated as comprising inclined truncated base 14 upon which registration slip 3,2 is removably supported by means of conventional retainer tabs 24 or the like. Matchbook support recess 34 is shown in phantom, as is pressure-sensitive embossing portion 22 which underlines the registration slip 12 signature area.

In FIG. 2 base 14 is illustrated with registration slip 12 and matchbook 26 removed. Matchbook support recess 34 comprises matchbook cover support ledge 16, match tip support serrations 29, match shank support ledge 13 and matchbook striking area support ledge 52. As will be apparent, the matchbook to be embossed is opened and out-stretched as in FIG. 4, prior to positioning of the registration slip upon register 10.

As a hotel guest or other registrant signs registration slip l2, pressure-sensitive embossing area 22 attached to its underside transfers precious metal foil or other embossing medium onto the matchbook cover front, as indicated in FIG. 3. Matchbook 26 may be removed together with registration means,-of course, Without the guests realizing that the matchbook has been embossed. Alternatively, a conventional registration slip may be employed, together with a modified matchbook 26a, as shown in FIG. 4 and embodying pressure-sensitive transfer tape 30. According to this modification, upon removal of matchbook 26 and registration slip 12 from base 14, a hotel clerk or other registrar would be obliged to remove transfer tape 30 from matchbook 25 prior to its presentation to the guest.

As will be apparent, register base support recess 34 may be modified to support a variety of personal use articles for embossment and various changes in the construcrion of the registration slip, the matchbook and the base itself may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of invention as defined by the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. An embossing register of the type used in hotels comprising an inclined, truncated base; a matchbook support recess medially conformed in said base and including a matchbook front cover support ledge, match tip support serrations, a match shank support ledge, and a matchbook cover striking area support ledge; a matchbook concealably supported in said recess so that its cover is aligned with the top surface of said base; and hotel guest registration means removably supported upon Said base, said registration means including an embossing portion attached to its underside so as to overlie said matchbook cover.

2. An embossing register of the type used in hotels comprising an inclined, truncated base; a matchbook support recess medially conformed in said base and including a matchbook front cover support ledge; match tip support serrations, a match shank support ledge and a matchbook cover striking area support ledge, a matchbook having a pressure-sensitive embossing tape attached to the cover supported in said recess so that its cover is aligned with the top surface of said base; and hotel guest registration means removably supported upon said base so as to overlie said matchbook cover.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,010,830 Staudte Aug. 13, 1935 

